Category Archives: Bug of the Week

Bug of the Week: Checkered White Butterfly

It is time for the spring butterflies, like this checkered white. Although common some years in the Southwest, checkered white butterflies are found throughout the United States, and are thought to move north through the summer. Here in the desert, … Continue reading

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Bug of the Week: Moth Worth a Second Look

Little brown moths tend to get overlooked. For example, this one visiting a flower. Take a little closer look. In the sun the scales on its wings were shining gold. Check the left wing. When the light was just right, … Continue reading

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Bug of the Week: Finding Katydids

Things have been crazy here the last few weeks, but I finally had a chance to do some photography again. Looking at the hollyhocks in the back yard, I spotted this beige bug. I can tell from the long antennae … Continue reading

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